Local Universities Team With Prosecutor's Office To Address Dating Violence

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Taylor Bennett

Dating violence is a common and pervasive problem on college campuses. Local universities are teaming up with the Marion County prosecutor’s office to address the problem.

WFYI’s Taylor Bennett spoke with Sexual Assault and Response Specialist at Butler University Jules Arthur-Grable about those efforts. Arthur-Grable starts this conversation with some alarming statistics.

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